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Mar 30, 2017 - Community Living Office. 1570 Grant ... Background: The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (t
1 Community Living Office 1570 Grant Street Denver, CO 80203

TO:

All Stakeholders

FROM:

Katie McGuire, Participant Directed Support Specialist

DATE:

March 30, 2017

SUBJECT:

COMMUNICATION BRIEF-1915 (i) State Plan Benefit Amendment: Request for Public Comment

Purpose: To inform all stakeholders of the opportunity to provide public comment on an amendment to close the 1915 (i) State Plan Benefit. Background: The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (the Department) is implementing a Consumer Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS) delivery option in the Home and Community Based Services Supported Living Services (HCBS-SLS) waiver. Targeted date of implementation is spring 2017. This will be the first expansion of a consumer directed option into waiver services for individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities, removing the need for the 1915 (i) State Plan Benefit. Action: The Department will submit a State Plan Amendment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the closure of 1915 (i) State Plan Benefit. Targeted date of closure effective July 1, 2017 or upon federal approval. The Department will work with individuals receiving services under the 1915 (i) State Plan Benefit and their case managers to provide options counseling and transition services. Public comment is open for 60 calendar days from the date of the original notification (March 30, 2017-May 29, 2017 at 11:59PM). Comments may be submitted to the Department through the following routes: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Webform: Voicemail: US Mail: Fax:

http://tinyurl.com/l5ampo4 303-866-6313 Attention: Katie McGuire, 1570 Grant Street, Denver, CO 80203 Attention: Katie McGuire 303-866-2573

Contact Information:

Katie McGuire, Participant Directed Support Specialist

Email/Telephone:

[email protected], 303-866-6313

1570 Grant Street, Denver, CO 80203-1818 P 303.866.2993 F 303.866.4411 www.colorado.gov/hcpf